Turner, 44, of Salinas, showed no emotion in court when the jury's verdict was read.

Turner's ex-boyfriend, Salinas family court lawyer Mark Hafen, was found dead on Sept. 1, 2010 inside his house on the 700 block of Carmelita Drive after his secretary alerted authorities that he had vanished.

Turner admitted to beating her former boyfriend to death on Aug. 27, 2010. During the three-week trial, the defense and prosecution sparred off over what motivated Turner to smash Hafen's skull with a 3-foot metal bar.

Prosecutor Elaine McCleaf said when Turner found out about Hafen's new girlfriend, she became jealous and began plotting to kill her ex. Turner took advantage of Hafen, 58, during their eight-year relationship, and when the lawyer ended it, Turner couldn't handle it, McCleaf said.

Turner's defense attorney, Deanna Davis, said there was no other woman. Turner was a battered woman who was physically, sexually, and emotionally abused by Hafen for years, Davis said.

She was defending herself from an attacking Hafen the night he died, and she did not intend to kill him, Davis said. After Hafen was killed and before his body was discovered, Turner went about her regular daily routine. Davis said this was because Turner was in a "dissociative state" and believed her ex was just "sleeping."

McCleaf said the jury was convinced of Turner's guilt because of the way Hafen died.

"It was the manner of death, the severe injuries," McCleaf said. "If you were to believe that he was a batterer, he would have had to impose injury on her. She had a dime-sized bruise on her -- and he had a crushed skull."

Turner faces 25 years to life in prison during her sentencing on February 1.

Hafen's son, Mark Hafen, said he was relieved by the jury's verdict and hopes Turner receives a life sentence.